tilly who is 3 has been doing this since around 6 month old i have tried changing her food giving her extra vegis fruits vitamins etc it has not helped. She has recently stopped eating her own poo but eats other dogs poo when we are out i have tried raising my voice everything honestly its so frustrating to the point where i walk her on a extending lead now so i can pull her away from any poo i hate walking her like this can anyone help?
Hi there, There is an article here that might help: http://www.thelabradorsite.com/why-dogs-eat-poop-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
I know it is difficult to stop this. You have to think of it as the dog is just about to eat poison, you would find a way to stop that. I have a friend whose dog eats dog poo and we stopped that by teaching her the word 'swop', so when she goes to do it, I shout 'swop' and she rushes back to me for a delicious treat.
I've always used 'Leave', taught when Juno was little and used in lots of situations. I prefer 'leave' to 'swop' as my aim is to prevent her from picking up and being rewarded rather than having her pick up and swop and treat. It is not a quick fix, but then no training is, and it does require a high level of vigilance but it does work and much of Juno's was done with her off lead.
